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Table 4 Emerging themes and subthemes

From: Acceptability and feasibility of a virtual community of practice to primary care professionals regarding patient empowerment: a qualitative pilot study

THEME

THEME

THEME

Novel kind of training

Benefits for patient empowerment

Difficulties using vCoP

SUBTHEMES

SUBTHEMES

SUBTHEMES

 Flexible accessibility for learning

 Provision of useful materials in consultation

 Information based on evidence

 Possible ways to address problems

 Motivation for learning

 Opportunity to reflect on their own clinical practice

 Share tips and demonstrations.

 Interaction / exchange of experiences among professionals

 Resources to motivate the chronic patient

 Technological difficulties

 Tutorials that do not facilitate the use of the platform

 Information in non-native language

 No availability of time to access the work environment

 Little ease for access from home